I’m hearing constantly today about growing pressure from underlings in this company. Apparently the underlings are furious about the company ties to Saudi Arabia and want them severed or else.
It seems like the people in charge may have a full blown corporate revolt on their hands soon.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
What is our company?
October 12th is the 285th day of the year (286th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 80 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1398 – The Grand Duke of Lithuania Vytautas the Great and the Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights Konrad von Jungingen signed the Treaty of Salynas, the third attempt to cede Samogitia to the Knights.
1692 – The Salem witch trials are ended by a letter from Massachusetts Governor Sir William Phips.
1799 – Jeanne Geneviève Labrosse became the first woman to make a parachute descent, falling 900 m (3,000 ft) in a hot-air balloon gondola.
1892 – The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States was first used in public schools to coincide with the opening of the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
1960 – Japan Socialist Party leader Inejiro Asanuma was assassinated on live television by a man using a samurai sword.
1984 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a bomb at the Grand Hotel in Brighton, England, in a failed attempt to assassinate British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and most of her cabinet.
Celebrity Birthdays
Hugh Jackman turns 50
Kirk Cameron turns 48
Josh Hutcherson turns 26
What happens when you star in a big movie but you can’t take a lot of the projects you’re being offered because you’re signed up for a television show that you’re lukewarm on?
Well, you call your agent and demand that they get you off, of course!
That’s exactly what this fairly sudden A lister has done and their agent is working overtime to try and get them written off. Maybe a nice bribe of some cash in an envelope or a fancy trip will work.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our A Lister?
October 11th is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 81 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1142 – The Treaty of Shaoxing was ratified, ending the Jin–Song Wars, although sporadic fighting continued until 1234.
1311 – The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II’s powers.
1840 – Bashir Shihab II surrendered to the Ottoman Empire and was removed as Emir of Mount Lebanon after an imperial decree by Sultan Abdülmecid I.
1950 – A field-sequential color system developed by Hungarian-American engineer Peter Goldmark became the first color television system to be adopted for commercial use, only for it to be abandoned a year later.
1987 – Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
Celebrity Birthdays
Joan Cusack turns 56
Luke Perry turns 52
Artie Lange turns 51
Emily Deschanel turns 42
Matt Bomer turns 41
Michelle Trachtenberg turns 33
Don’t expect any new music from this A list singer in the future. She has no interest in recording a new album after her latest one tanked and failed to meet expectations.
“She blames the fans for not appreciating good music,” says the source, Cranky Catherine. “I kinda think it was more on the album sucking.”
I guess that it’s a mercy then.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
Who is our A list singer?
October 10th is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1780 – One of the deadliest Atlantic hurricanes on record struck the Caribbean Sea, killing at least 20,000 people over the next seven days.
1846 – English astronomer William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest moon of the planet Neptune.
1911 – The Xinhai Revolution began with the Wuchang Uprising, marking the beginning of the collapse of the Qing dynasty and the establishment of the Republic of China.
1943 – World War II: The Kenpeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour during Operation Jaywick.
1963 – The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, came into effect.
Celebrity Birthdays
Charles Dance turns 72
Mario Lopez turns 45
Dan Stevens turns 36
Rose McIver turns 30
Prepare for this to be big news.
I’m hearing of HUGE conflicts regarding this upcoming A list movie. Apparently there are so many agendas at play that the creatives involved are clashing over portrayals of characters and situations etc.
“It’s common for a biopic,” says a source, “but not to this level.”
Another source tells me that one A list talent involved is a big part of the difficulty, claiming that [name omitted] is attempting to create a whitewashed version of events because of their personal ties to one of the people depicted.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
What is our upcoming movie?
What are the agendas?
October 9th is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 83 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1594 – Sinhalese–Portuguese War: Portugal had almost conquered the island of Sri Lanka when its army was essentially annihilated, ending the Campaign of Danture.
1708 – Great Northern War: Russia defeated Sweden at the Battle of Lesnaya on the Russian–Polish border in what is now Belarus.
1888 – The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., at the time the world’s tallest building, officially opened to the general public.
1914 – World War I: The civilian authorities of Antwerp surrendered, allowing the German army to capture the city.
2016 – Militants attacked a border police post in Myanmar, killing nine people and triggering a period of intense persecution of the Rohingya Muslim minority.
Celebrity Birthdays
Sharon Osbourne turns 66
Guillermo del Toro turns 54
David Cameron turns 52
Sean Lennon turns 43
Bella Hadid turns 22
We’re hearing that the fan backlash has gotten to this media company and apparently a controversial decision that was made months ago about this A list show has now been reversed. Expect the fans to rejoice.
So, tell me, Gossipers:
What is our show?
Bonus: What was the decision that caused backlash?
October 8th is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 84 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1897 – Composer Gustav Mahler was appointed the director of the Vienna Court Opera.
1918 – World War I: After his platoon suffered heavy casualties during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in France’s Forest of Argonne, American Corporal Alvin York led the 7 remaining men on an attack against a German machine gun nest, killing 28 German soldiers and capturing 132 others.
1952 – Three trains collided at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340.
1962 – The German news magazine Der Spiegel revealed the unpreparedness of the West German armed forces against the communist threat from the east, and was accused of treason shortly afterwards.
1969 – Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago.
Celebrity Birthdays
Sigourney Weaver turns 69
Matt Damon turns 48
Nick Cannon turns 38
Bruno Mars turns 33
Bella Thorne turns 31
